Summer’s View
The driveway was big enough, so we parked the RV there for
the next several days while we checked out the house. It is a pretty nice place,
but needs a new roof, so that will be our priority for this trip. There are
eight acres with some woods and open field, so plenty of room for Sam to roam
around, and he is enjoying it. After the
first two days of cold rain, it actually cleared up and was sunny and nicer,
although the temperatures were only in the high 50’s during the day.
The worst part is the basement collects ground water, as so
many do, but there was no sump pump running all year so there is about a foot
of water standing in the basement. After a few days of pumping and drying it
out, it looks and smells MUCH better! J
This place is really off the beaten path, about 9 miles
south of Garden, which has two restaurants, a gas station/grocery store, and a
post office. The nearest town with a Walmart and a Menards is Escanaba, which
is 52 miles away.
Wildlife is everywhere out here! We have seen dozens of
deer, and wild turkeys are everywhere. One morning, we looked out the window
and counted 24 wild turkeys in the front yard! The sandhill cranes gather in
this area for their winter migration, too, and we have seen dozens of them in
the fields. We have literally counted hundreds flying over!
We have met a couple of the neighbors, and everyone seems
nice. Salmon fishing and hunting are big activities in this area, and the
summer gets a little busy with the fisherman going out on the lake. We are on a
peninsula that sticks out into Lake Michigan, and only four miles from the
point.
After arranging for a new roof to be installed, and making
arrangements for the local “watchman” to keep an eye on things, we are headed
south on the 12th. We plan to
return in the spring with tools and parts in tow to fix the place up!
